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APPLICATION FILED Aue.3|. I916.

Patented June 26, 1917.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTQE.

FRANK H. WAGGONER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AS SIGNO,R TO COMMERCIALCOLORTYPE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

FAN.

Application filed August 31, 1916.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, FRANK H. WAGGONER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fans, of whichthefolarticle which, besides being attractive in appearance andconveniently used, can be very cheaply manufactured,.both as to cost. ofmaterial and cost of labor.

A further object of the invention-is to provide a fan of this type,"having a handle designed to lie within thefolded sections of the bodyof the fan when the device is folded up, which, when the device isunfolded, will cover, as little as may be of the body part of the fan sothat the} surfaces of the latter may be utilized to the fullest extentas advertising spaces for the display of a souvenir picture.

A further object is to provide a folding, mailable fan with a returnpost card which can be detached from the fan and mailed, for example, tothe concern, the advertisement of which appears on the fan.

The device is illustrated, in certain alternative embodiments, in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, ofone embodiment of the invention, the device be ing shown as folded up*ready for mailing.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same article with the fan sectionsunfolded.

Fig. 3 is a similar view with the fan ready for use. a I

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3. I

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view,'in perspective, illustrating amodification.

Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating an other modification.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 77of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view showing a somewhat dif- Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented June 26, 1917.

Serial No. 117,964.

ferent embodiment of the invention, in whlch a return post card isassociated with the fan, and

Fig. 9 is a view of the device of Fig. 8 with the handle extended andthe return post card folded out ready to be detached.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figuresof the drawing.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the fan consists preferably of apiece of card board A, or other suitable material, folded over at a toform two sections B and C, and a handle D. Fan section C'is formed witha slit E and the handle is slidably attached to the body portion of thefan by a suitable pivot forming member, for example, an eyelet. F asshown, which extends through slot E; The other fan section, B, is formedwith two parallel slits G providing a part H to overlap the end of thehandle when the device is unfolded. This end of the handle is preferablybeveled as indicated at 'J;

A possiblemodification is shown in Fig. 5, in which the section B,instead of being slitted, has secured thereto a band or strip K for theend of the handle.

The handle is preferably made short enough so that it will lie entirelybetween the fan sections, as shown in Fig. 1, when the device is foldedup. These sections may be held together by a clip L, or other suitablefastening means. tions are folded out, the handle may be turned andpushed inwardly along slot E until the beveled end J of the same ispushed through slits G.

Another modification is shown in Figs. 6 and 7 In this arrangement fansection C is not slitted. The other fan section B is formed with acurved slit M providing a flap or lip N to overlie the end of the bandle. Obviously the slit M need not extend all the way through thecardboard, if the latter be made up of more than one ply. In fact, itwould be possible to use a separate element for providing theoverlapping part of the handle in analogy to the modification shown inFig. 5. This modification is not specifically claimed herein as it formsthe subject-matter, in part, of my co-pending application Serial N 0.132,128, filed Nov. 18, 1916.

Figs. 8 and 9 show another desirable form of the invention. Fan sectionB is formed When the fan sec-- with a curved slot E for the eyelet orpivotforming member F, the slot being curved so as to form a shoulder Owhich checks the tendency of the pivot to move backwardly in the slotforexample, when the fan is being used. In the devices shown in thepreceding figures, the movement of the fan back and forth may in timecause the extremity of the handle to back out of its engagement with thefan section on the other side fold. lVith a slit formed substantially asshown in Figs. 8 and 9 this is impossible, although, when desired, thehandle may readily be manipulated to permit the fan to be folded up.

Figs. 8 and 9 show the fan section A as provided with a return postcardP which can be detached from the fan along the scored line Q. The returnpostcard is folded in between the fan sections A and B when the fan ismailed. In order that the fan may be conveniently used, it is necessaryto detach the postcard section. If the postcard is detached it is likelythat it will be mailed back to the concern whose advertisement appearson the fan. Thus, for certain classes of advertising, the provision of afan with a postcard attached to the fan in the manner shown increasesthe value of the fan as a solicitor of business. It is obvious that thereturn postcard, such as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 might be associated withthe fans shown in the preceding figures.

I claim:

1. A'fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation withrespect to each other, a handle which is pivoted to one of saidsections, so that it may either lie between the same when the latter arefolded or be turned so as to lie across the fold between the sectionswhen unfolded; the other section being provided with a part adapted tooverlap the end of the handle, when the fan is unfolded, so that thehandle holds the fan sections in substantially rigid relation.

2. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation withrespect to each other, a handle which is pivoted to one of saidsections, so that it may either lie between the same when the latter arefolded or be turned so as to lie across the fold between the sectionswhen unfolded; the other section being formed with a slit providing apart adapted to overlap the end of the handle, when the fan is unfolded,so that the handle holds the fan sections in substantially rigidrelation.

3. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation withrespect to each other, a handle which is pivoted to one of saidsections, so that it may either lie between the same when the latter arefolded or be turned so as to lie across the fold between the sectionswhen unfolded; the other section being formed with a pair of slitsproviding apart adapted to overlap the end of the handle, when the fanis unfolded, so that the handle holds the fan sections in substantiallyrigid relation.

4. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation withrespect to each other, and a handle slidably and pivotally attached toone of said sections, so that it may either lie between the same whenthe latter are folded or be turned to lie across the fold between thesections when unfolded; the other section being provided with a partadapted to overlap the end of the handle when the fan is unfolded.

5. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation withrespect to each other, and a handle slidably and pivot ally attached toone ofsaid sections, so that it may either lie between the same when thelatter are folded or be turned to lie across the fold between thesections when unfolded; the other section being formed with a pair ofsubstantially parallel slits providing a part adapted to overlap the endof the handle when the fan is unfolded.

6. In a fan, thecombination of a piece of cardboard folded to form twofan sections, one section being formed with a slit at sub stantiallyright angles to the fold between the sections and the other with a pairof slits substantially parallel to the fold, a thin strip of relativelyrigid material to provide a handle, and a fastening device for pivotallyattaching said strip to the first named fan section through the slittherein. 7

7. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation withrespect to each other, a handle, a pivot-forming member securing thehandle to one of said sections, which is slidable in the directionstransverse to the fold between the. sections, and means on the othersection adapted to be engaged by one end of said handle.

8. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation withrespect to each other, a handle, a pivot-forming member securing thehandle to one of said sections which is slidable in the directionstransverse to the fold between the sections, means on the other sectionadapted to be engaged by one end of said handle, and means providing astop to check the movement of the pivot in the direction to release thehandle from engagement with said last-named sectlon.

9. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation withrespect to each other, a handle, a pivot-forming member securing thehandle to one of said sections, said section being formed with a slotsubstantially transverse to the fold between the sections in which saidpivot member is slidable, and means on the other section adapted to beengaged by said handle, the aforesaid slot being formed to provide astop shoulder to check movement of the pivot in the direction to releasethe handle from said last named section.

10. A fan comprising folding fan body sections and a handle foldablewith respect to said sections, and a return postcard detachably unitedwith one of said sections along one edge thereof so as to be foldablebetween said sections.

11. A mailing card fan comprising two cardboard sections foldabletogether and a handle pivotally attached to one of said sections so asto lie between the sections when they are folded or across the fold whenthe sections are extended; the section on the other side of the foldfrom the handle pivot being formed with a pair of slits to receive theend of the handle.

12. A mailing card fan comprising two cardboard sections foldabletogether and a handle pivotally attached to one of said sections so asto lie between the sections when they are folded or across the fold whenthe sections are extended; the section on the Other side of the foldfrom the handle pivot a being formed with a pair of slits to receive theend of the handle, and means providing Copies of this patent may beobtained for a stop which checks the tendency of the handle to move inthe direction to be disengaged from said slits.

13. A mailing card fan comprising two cardboard sections foldabletogether and a handle pivotally attached to one of said sections so asto lie between the sections when they are folded, or across the foldwhen the sections are extended; the section on the other side of thefold from the handle pivot being slitted so as to be engageable by theend of the handle.

14. A mailing card fan comprising two cardboard sections foldabletogether and a handle pivotally attached to one of said sections so asto lie between the sections when they are folded, or across the foldwhen the sections are extended; the section on the other side of thefold from the handle pivot being slitted so as to be engageable by theend of the handle, and means providing a stop to check the movement ofthe handle in the direction to disengage it from the slitted portion ofsaid last-named section.

FRANK H. WAGGONER.

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